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'Moving away from equities'

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Investor interest in private markets continues to grow, despite market volatility and headwinds.

In particular, investors with ESG goals are moving away from equities, which to date have been a core area of focus for ESG investors and are instead shifting their attention on alternative asset classes to make an impact.  Whilst data availability, however questionable, has previously allowed ESG in public markets to be more easily measured and understood, there is growing awareness of the positive environmental and social impact that ESG integration can generate within private asset classes. Deep Dive: MiFID II could open path for a nuclear resurgence One such asset class is priv...

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